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Medellin’s renaissance is one for architecture’s storybooks. After decades of mundane violence, the city today is not only (comparatively) peaceful but a world-class architectural hub. Indeed, many cite the city’s urban development as a factor in its rebirth. But Medellin’s success sometimes overshadows that of neighbouring (and capital) city, Bogota.

Elastic Architects commenced the second refurbishment of Mitsis Rinela Beach Resort & Spa in Kokkini Hani, Crete. The study focused on the front of house areas of the hotel, more specifically the beach, the main outdoor area and the café.

The contact between hands and models should never be lost. Going into this experience provokes silence, forcing us to think about the care that goes into concrete models. Few words are needed, as models often tell us everything we need to know through the beauty and simplicity that goes into their creation and the importance of the manual process in an architect’s work. 

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the residences by stefano boeri will be constructed along the sile river in treviso and will integrate 120 trees and 400 bushes into their façades.
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Bogota’s modernization between 1940 and 1970 is featured in a wide array of books, magazines, and photo albums, as well as in the city’s own public and private archives. Every one of these sources reveals a deliberate, as well as critical, approximation of how modern architecture reconfigured the city’s center and brought together the new buildings and urban space with the already existing cityscape.

Bogota’s modernization between 1940 and 1970 is featured in a wide array of books, magazines, and photo albums, as well as in the city’s own public and private archives. Every one of these sources reveals a deliberate, as well as critical, approximation of how modern architecture reconfigured the city’s center and brought together the new buildings and urban space with the already existing cityscape.

This villa is the home for a bold, energetic and extrovert couple with their four children. Being designers of cosmetic products, the clients brought to the design conversation a profound feeling for fashion and style. Entering the house starts with passing through the Corten steel entrance gate. After the gate, there is no real front door. The house reveals itself totally, absolute hospitality.